CIAA lining
The Himalayan Times
30 December 2013
CIAA lining
This is in response to the news
report “Corruption rife in local bodies: CIAA chief” (THT, 25 Dec. Page 6).
Corruption has been the people’s concern these days. It is known to everybody
that the corruption in Nepal
has been deep rooted and institutionalized over the last one and half decades
that has made Nepal
as one of the most corrupt nation in the world. Nepal will continue to be listed
likewise unless and until massive efforts are made to curb the ongoing rampant
corruption that has plagued the country.
The political parties, which had
led the government in the past, were unable to make any political appointments
to key constitutional bodies including Commission for the Investigation of
Abuse of Authority (CIAA) because of their political interests. That had made
the CIAA ineffective in efficiently carrying out its mandated jobs. Soon after
the controversial appointment of Lokman Singh Karki as its Chief a few months
ago, the CIAA has started playing constructive role raising people’s hope to
see the corrupts and criminals being put behind bars. However, they still need
to be more effective in order to meet the people’s expectation.
Unless strong political
commitments to stamp out the irregularities and corruptions are made by the
political parties, CIAA itself will not able to achieve its intended
objectives. However, the recent acts of CIAA under Karki have shaken the
corrupt people around the country. As Karki’s concern, the people’s tax paid
money has been overly misused at the local level in the name of development
budgets. It is hoped that the major political parties as promised in their
political manifestos will come together to hold the election to the local
bodies in near future. There is still long way to go to rooting out the
institutionalized corruptions that is rampant in every layer of the Nepali
society.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
